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Writing For People Who Want Their City Reached

Practical and biblical, written by people actually doing this. No filler, no clickbait — just what we've learned and what we're still learning.

LatestMissionOctober 5, 2026 · 5 min read

Plunder Hell, Populate Heaven: An Invitation To Partner

Daniel and Katie Ziedins have spent twelve years taking the Gospel to the streets of Hamilton and beyond. Now they serve with e3 Canada and I Am Second, and the vision is bigger than ever. Here is what it is, why it matters eternally, and how you can stand with it.

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Outreach5 min read

Church Outreach Ideas That Actually Reach People

Eleven church outreach ideas arranged by how much they ask of you — this week, this season, this year — with why each one works, how it usually goes wrong, and the follow-up step most lists leave out.

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Evangelism5 min read

How To Share Your Testimony In Three Minutes

A simple, honest structure for telling your story of coming to Jesus — before, the turning point, and after — in about three minutes, without preaching, exaggerating or making it about you.

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Discipleship6 min read

The First 48 Hours: How To Follow Up With A New Believer

Someone said yes to Jesus at your event. What you do in the next two days matters more than everything you spent nine months planning. A practical, honest guide to follow-up that actually keeps people.

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Prayer4 min read

How To Pray For Your City (Without Running Out Of Words)

Every festival we've ever held started with someone praying for their city by name. Here's a simple, sustainable way to do it — including what to pray when you don't know what to say.

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The Festivals3 min read

What Actually Happens At A Jesus Festival

Never been to one? Here's honestly what a day looks like — what to expect, what's expected of you, and why people who came sceptical stayed all afternoon.

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Outreach2 min read

Serving Your City When Crisis Hits

The Church should be the first through the door when a community is hurting — not the last to organise. Here's how to be ready before you need to be.

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Discipleship3 min read

Kingdom Work Outside Of Sunday

If ministry only counts when it happens on a platform, then most of the Church is benched most of the week. Scripture disagrees.

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Mission3 min read

2.3 Billion: The Great Commission In Numbers — And On Your Street

The scale of the unreached world can either paralyse you or aim you. Here's how to hold the global number and your own neighbourhood in the same hand.

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The Church3 min read

Why City-Wide Church Unity Is Worth The Effort

Getting churches to work together is slow, awkward and occasionally discouraging. It is also the thing Jesus prayed for — and the thing a watching city notices most.

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Festival Playbook3 min read

What Happens After The Festival: Turning An Event Into A Movement

The stage comes down on Sunday. Most of the fruit is won or lost in the two weeks that follow. Here's how to build the part nobody photographs.

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Evangelism3 min read

How To Share The Gospel With Someone You Already Know

Most people don't meet Jesus through a stranger. They meet Him through someone who already loves them. Here's how to start — without being weird about it.

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